AOL email settings for iPhone

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On this page you find the AOL mail settings for iPhone. Follow the step-by-step iPhone guide or use the settings overview with the imap and pop3 server email settings for AOL.

Mail settings AOL

POP / IMAP imap
Incoming server imap.aol.com
Incoming port 993
SSl (security) incoming ssl
Outgoing server smtp.aol.com
Outgoing port 465
Requires sign-in yes

iPhone guide to setup AOL mail

1 Open 'Settings', click on 'Passwords & accounts' and 'Add account'.

Click on your provider name if it's listed, otherwise click on 'Other'

2 Make sure 'Email' is checked and click 'Save'.

Your email account is now saved. In the next steps we check if all settings are correct.

3 Click on your newly created email address and choose 'Advanced'. Make sure that the following data is correct under 'Incoming server':

Use SSL: on
Identity check: password
Server port: 993

4 Go back to the previous screen and under 'Outgoing server' click on smtp.aol.com. Make sure the following information is correct:

Use SSL: on
Identity check: password
Server port: 465

Question and Answer

Have a question regarding your iPhone email setup or think you can help other AOL users out? Please comment below!

  • I am trying to add email from my aol account to my new iPhone 6. The steps above do not come up other than to go to settings. Can you assist please

    4 years ago
  • Is the imap email the same as the aol email? I can’t get the aol email set up on the iPhone but I was able to get it set up on the iPad. Hope you can help

    4 years ago
  • I do not know why I stopped receiving email on my phone. Now it keeps asking for an IMAP..aol.com password. My email PW does not work? How do I find IMAP password? I never heard of IMAP till now! Very frustrated

    4 years ago
  • Does anybody know how to delete contacts in AOL Mail on iOS? I’ve had a guy from AOL responding to my question and he keeps insisting there is a delete button at the top of the screen. Mine doesn’t have one!

    4 years ago
  • I do not know why I stopped receiving email on my phone. Now it keeps asking for an IMAP..aol.com password. My email PW does not work? How do I find IMAP password? I never heard of IMAP till now! Very frustrated

    5 years ago
  • Where are the answers to all these questions?

    5 years ago
  • How can I make sure that all of my AOL mail automatically gets stored in icloud. Right now it only seems yo save icloud mail, which I never use. All of my emails are with aol mail

    5 years ago
  • I have two aol email accounts. I have been able to only add one to receive and send mail. I can not add the second one...why and help me to add it. I have deleted it from my phone, but when I try to add it it won't take.

    5 years ago
  • just got a new phone want to add my email to new phone

    5 years ago
  • I do not know why I stopped receiving email on my phone. Now it keeps asking for an IMAP..aol.com password. My email PW does not work? How do I find IMAP password? I never heard of IMAP till now! Very frustrated

    5 years ago